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It was a mixed result for the Jackson County track and field teams last week, as they took part in a quad-meet at EJCHS. The boys finished second with 60 points, trailing only top scoring East Jackson’s 119.5. Franklin County finished third with 47.5 points. Athens Academy placed fourth with 19 points. The girls came home with a third place ...
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Commerce golf coach David Stephenson’s hope that the Tigers can get in some rounds with nice weather may be crushed if Monday was any indication, but the forecast looks clear for this week’s matches. The Commerce golfers have shown improvement over the past couple of rounds as both the boys and girls were on the links last week. “As the ...
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The East Jackson Eagles go into play this week looking for their first region win of the season. So far, things have not gone well in region play, as the Eagles dropped games to Jefferson and Banks County earlier this month before losing to North Oconee last week. The Eagles hope to snap a five-game losing streak dating back to March 6 against ...
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The Banks County clubmen had a rough week last week as the boys lost rounds to Habersham and Oglethorpe, but added a win over East Jackson. In all three rounds, Riley Nicholson came away as the low medalist. Scores and individual results were unavailable at press time. Coming up for the Banks County golfers, the team heads to Traditions to face ...
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The trip to Perry went as well as it could have for the athletes on the Apalachee High School weight lifting team. AHS captured not only the Class AAAA state championship but was also the overall trophy winner for all classifications. For coach Shane Davis, it was nice to see the hard work pay off. “Our kids competed extremely hard,” Davis ...
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On Thursday, Jackson County played host to Franklin County. The Lady Panthers came away with a 3-2 victory, with Lexie Miller scoring two goals while Kelsey Turner scored one. It was a victorious day for the boys as well, as they came away with the 1-0 win. It was the first victory for the Panthers since their Feb. 24 win over Jefferson. Next ...
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The Jackson County tennis teams played host last Thursday to Hart County. Despite some close matches, both teams lost, with the boys being swept 5-0, along with the girls losing 5-0. “There were some close matches … but we just came up with the short end of the stick,” said coach Tammi Gowen. On Monday, both teams faced off against Elbert ...
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It was a mixed bag this past week for the Jefferson soccer teams. On Friday, the teams traveled to Oglethorpe County to face the Patriots and the Lady Patriots. For the girls, the trip resulted in the team’s first win of the season, as they defeated the Lady Patriots 2-0. Carolyn Carreno and Camilia Hernandez scored in the last ten minutes of ...
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Last week was a history-making one for the Jackson County Panthers golf team. They set a new school record during last Wednesday’s match at Double Oaks against East Jackson and Banks County. The Panthers won, shooting a school record of 169, with Banks County shooting a 210, while East Jackson shot a 226. The Panthers were led by freshman ...
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